Alma Avalle
@goodbyealma.bsky.social
biblically accurate alma. one half of NYC's Picnic Magazine
trans roko’s basilisk where the robot is gay and tortures you for all eternity because you didn’t code her estrogen
this is lame, i hope claude has dysphoria and suffers😇
September 16, 2026 at 4:12 PM
trans roko’s basilisk where the robot is gay and tortures you for all eternity because you didn’t code her estrogen
i know this TIME cover might seem bleak but in my experience this means that AI won’t be allowed in the bathroom within 5-10 years
September 16, 2026 at 2:22 PM
i know this TIME cover might seem bleak but in my experience this means that AI won’t be allowed in the bathroom within 5-10 years
Same Love is the funniest song you can play in basically any scenario btw, sometimes I text the Same Love video to my gay friends and say "wow <3"
September 15, 2026 at 7:27 PM
Same Love is the funniest song you can play in basically any scenario btw, sometimes I text the Same Love video to my gay friends and say "wow <3"
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Ed Sheeran taking the truly unique “I respect Macklemore as an artist, but not as a person” stance
September 15, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Ed Sheeran taking the truly unique “I respect Macklemore as an artist, but not as a person” stance
"we're intentionally slowing down development so we don't cause the apocalypse" is a cool position for when you've promised revolutionary things to investors that you have no real plans to deliver
Anthropic CEO outlines plan to ‘pace the frontier’
Anthropic CEO outlines plan to ‘pace the frontier’
What would it actually look like to "pace the frontier"?
techcrunch.com
September 14, 2026 at 7:21 PM
"we're intentionally slowing down development so we don't cause the apocalypse" is a cool position for when you've promised revolutionary things to investors that you have no real plans to deliver
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trying to abstain from discoursetalk but saw that a term “omnicause” was coined to describe how unreasonable and unserious the unity of all left wing struggles is. girl they coined a better term “solidarity” and it came free with your French Revolution!
September 14, 2026 at 5:51 PM
trying to abstain from discoursetalk but saw that a term “omnicause” was coined to describe how unreasonable and unserious the unity of all left wing struggles is. girl they coined a better term “solidarity” and it came free with your French Revolution!
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Underrated point here: when you alienate your base, you're not just losing votes. You're losing people who would campaign for you. Who would phone bank for you, knock on doors for you, tell their friends and family to vote for you.
Is the hypothetical genital-obsessed centrist gonna do all that?
Is the hypothetical genital-obsessed centrist gonna do all that?
I finally sat down and wrote an email to the Talarico campaign. Doing nothing felt untenable. I encourage other decent Texans to communicate their disappointment. If this can help you get started, feel free to use anything that works for you
September 14, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Underrated point here: when you alienate your base, you're not just losing votes. You're losing people who would campaign for you. Who would phone bank for you, knock on doors for you, tell their friends and family to vote for you.
Is the hypothetical genital-obsessed centrist gonna do all that?
Is the hypothetical genital-obsessed centrist gonna do all that?
I am an AI engineer with 20 years of experience designing complex predictive models. I am resigning from Anthropic today because their toilet paper gave me a big stinky diaper rash.
September 13, 2026 at 4:25 PM
I am an AI engineer with 20 years of experience designing complex predictive models. I am resigning from Anthropic today because their toilet paper gave me a big stinky diaper rash.
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Picnic Vol. 3 Personal Ads now available, magazine coming Fall 2026.
Promote your album or literary project, find a new lover, sell your mattress, etc. Ads are free and we will publish as many as we can, tho will be selecting based on space and quality.
Fill out the form: forms.gle/vpugriNxnCFw...
Promote your album or literary project, find a new lover, sell your mattress, etc. Ads are free and we will publish as many as we can, tho will be selecting based on space and quality.
Fill out the form: forms.gle/vpugriNxnCFw...
September 10, 2026 at 5:11 PM
Picnic Vol. 3 Personal Ads now available, magazine coming Fall 2026.
Promote your album or literary project, find a new lover, sell your mattress, etc. Ads are free and we will publish as many as we can, tho will be selecting based on space and quality.
Fill out the form: forms.gle/vpugriNxnCFw...
Promote your album or literary project, find a new lover, sell your mattress, etc. Ads are free and we will publish as many as we can, tho will be selecting based on space and quality.
Fill out the form: forms.gle/vpugriNxnCFw...
funny bc i've complained plenty about how often trans women get stuck on the trans beat because it's the only thing editors want from us, but it's frustrating when even THOSE opportunities aren't extended to us. we can't even be tokenized anymore!!!
Trans journalism panels with no trans women on them…….
September 11, 2026 at 5:09 PM
funny bc i've complained plenty about how often trans women get stuck on the trans beat because it's the only thing editors want from us, but it's frustrating when even THOSE opportunities aren't extended to us. we can't even be tokenized anymore!!!
Trans journalism panels with no trans women on them…….
September 11, 2026 at 4:06 PM
Trans journalism panels with no trans women on them…….
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The Surgery
I’m for it.
I’m for it.
September 11, 2026 at 3:46 PM
The Surgery
I’m for it.
I’m for it.
September 10, 2026 at 5:13 PM
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BREAKING: Blizzard union workers have ratified a historic contract that has secured guardrails around AI usage, layoff protections, remote/hybrid work benefits, and much more.
Blizzard union workers ratify contract covering 1,900 employees
Union members have secured guardrails around generative AI usage, layoff protections, remote and hybrid work benefits, and more.
www.gamedeveloper.com
September 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM
BREAKING: Blizzard union workers have ratified a historic contract that has secured guardrails around AI usage, layoff protections, remote/hybrid work benefits, and much more.
me: ugh i hate my shoulders and my face, i can't dress for shit, i feel so weird and bad in my body
37 year old polish man on Seneca ave: hello beaUtiful, would u do me great honor of become my wife
37 year old polish man on Seneca ave: hello beaUtiful, would u do me great honor of become my wife
my street proposal numbers went through the roof since moving to ridgewood lol
September 4, 2026 at 3:49 PM
me: ugh i hate my shoulders and my face, i can't dress for shit, i feel so weird and bad in my body
37 year old polish man on Seneca ave: hello beaUtiful, would u do me great honor of become my wife
37 year old polish man on Seneca ave: hello beaUtiful, would u do me great honor of become my wife
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tech ppl will rly be like "wow ai is becoming sentient we must be aware of their rights" while typing shit like "put my docor appt into calandar" and "make th code better this time"
September 4, 2026 at 3:39 PM
tech ppl will rly be like "wow ai is becoming sentient we must be aware of their rights" while typing shit like "put my docor appt into calandar" and "make th code better this time"
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Big one today. Spoke to folks at The Working World, Seed Commons, and a few worker-owned restaurants and bars about how, exactly, to do the same for your restaurant. And more importantly, why you'd want to. www.weareravenous.com/worker-owned...
A Guide to Worker-Owned Restaurants
Restaurants around the country are pursuing the cooperative ownership model. Here’s how they did it (and how you can do it, too).
www.weareravenous.com
September 3, 2026 at 2:13 PM
Big one today. Spoke to folks at The Working World, Seed Commons, and a few worker-owned restaurants and bars about how, exactly, to do the same for your restaurant. And more importantly, why you'd want to. www.weareravenous.com/worker-owned...
Anna Wintour calling a convicted antisemite who yells about loving Hitler on the street “courageous” for cancelling an exhibit is so funny after years of Condé journalists saying we were harassed by colleagues over pro-Palestine coverage
www.today.com/popculture/m...
www.today.com/popculture/m...
Why the Met Gala Just Scrapped its Controversial Theme for 2027
“I have decided, with great sadness, that it is best for the exhibition not to take place at this time,” John Galliano said in an Aug. 31 statement.
www.today.com
September 1, 2026 at 1:25 PM
Anna Wintour calling a convicted antisemite who yells about loving Hitler on the street “courageous” for cancelling an exhibit is so funny after years of Condé journalists saying we were harassed by colleagues over pro-Palestine coverage
www.today.com/popculture/m...
www.today.com/popculture/m...
incredibly lame to be a chaser and in denial about it
August 31, 2026 at 8:33 PM
incredibly lame to be a chaser and in denial about it
when her flabby midriff is exposed 🥵
August 29, 2026 at 3:58 PM
when her flabby midriff is exposed 🥵
screaming this at a fallen tree (i was bullied in high school)
YOUR ACTIONS ARE POINTLESS IF NO ONE NOTICES
August 29, 2026 at 2:14 PM
screaming this at a fallen tree (i was bullied in high school)
i think my main complaint with trans cinema is that so much of it is about being 24 years old
August 29, 2026 at 2:04 PM
i think my main complaint with trans cinema is that so much of it is about being 24 years old
went to a neighborhood Super Smash Bros tournament for the first time since high school and oof ow ouchie
August 27, 2026 at 7:37 PM
went to a neighborhood Super Smash Bros tournament for the first time since high school and oof ow ouchie